Episodes

3 days ago
Strong Start, Weak Finish
3 days ago
3 days ago
Let’s learn a lesson from the first king of Israel. It’s not just important that we start strong. We must finish strong. And even if we didn’t start strong, thank God because of His grace, and through His Spirit, we can still finish strong. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.
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Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Give Us a King
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Israel asked Samuel to ask God to give them a king like all the neighboring nations. Soon, Israel would be led by a man, not by God. That transition was just a matter of time. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.
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Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/search?q=simplify
Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
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Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Too Much to Take
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
It was a wooden box overlaid with gold, and it symbolized the presence of God. Israel thought it would guarantee a win, but it didn't. Their nemesis, the Philistines captured the Ark of the Covenant, but the Philistines soon discovered it was too much to take. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.
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Listen to Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible
Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/search?q=simplify
Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
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Sunday Sep 10, 2023
Speak, Lord, I’m Listening
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
This year everything would change when Hannah got to the house of God in Shiloh because this year, God was waiting with a miracle. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.
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Listen to Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible
Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/search?q=simplify
Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
Music provided by: Positive Happy by PeriTune https://soundcloud.com/sei_peridot Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/TutcA4JPa7Q

Sunday Sep 03, 2023
A Moabite Mother
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
It was only fifty miles away, but it was fifty miles in the wrong direction. Famine ravaged their beloved Bethlehem. They set out for a treacherous fifty-mile trek toward Moab just to find food. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.
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Listen to Ten Words: A Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible
Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/search?q=simplify
Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
Music provided by: Positive Happy by PeriTune https://soundcloud.com/sei_peridot Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/TutcA4JPa7Q

Sunday Aug 27, 2023
They Vowed a Vow
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
An angel promised Manoah's wife she would finally bear a son. Before the angel left, there, before God, they vowed a vow that their son would be separated unto God. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.
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Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible
Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/search?q=simplify
Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
Music provided by: Positive Happy by PeriTune https://soundcloud.com/sei_peridot Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/TutcA4JPa7Q

Sunday Aug 20, 2023
I Vowed a Vow
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
It's one of the strangest sordid stories in Scripture. It's found in Judges 11. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.
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Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible
Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/search?q=simplify
Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
Music provided by: Positive Happy by PeriTune https://soundcloud.com/sei_peridot Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/TutcA4JPa7Q

Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Pitchers, Torches, and Trumpets—Oh My!
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
A lot changes in forty years. Forty years ago, God fought for Israel against a savage Sisera and his savage soldiers. Now another nemesis cropped up and covered Israel like swarms of locusts. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.
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Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words
Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible
Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/search?q=simplify
Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
Music provided by: Positive Happy by PeriTune https://soundcloud.com/sei_peridot Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/TutcA4JPa7Q

Sunday Aug 06, 2023
Two Women and a Tent Stake
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
The game should have been over by halftime, but it wasn't. Israel's enemies had more men, more advanced weapons, and a more experienced general. But Israel had Almighty God. And that was enough. Enjoy this week's episode to hear the story.
At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order
Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words
Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible
Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/search?q=simplify
Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
Music provided by: Positive Happy by PeriTune https://soundcloud.com/sei_peridot Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/TutcA4JPa7Q

Sunday Jul 30, 2023
Over the River and through the Walls
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
After Israel watched the flooded Jordan dry up, they were ready to follow Joshua anywhere. But when Joshua told them the battle plan against big, bad Jericho, they started looking around for another Joshua. Listen to this week's episode to hear the story.
At PentecostalPublishing.com, use promo code SIMPLIFY to save 10% off your order
Purchase my newest book Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/ten-words
Listen to Ten Words: a Practical Look at the Ten Commandments on Audible at Ten Words on Audible
Purchase the devotional Simplify—which launched the podcast— at https://pentecostalpublishing.com/search?q=simplify
Join me on another podcast called God's Word for Life to help us better learn and live out God's Word for Life.
Join me on another another podcast called The Preacher and the Policeman, where Lt. Andy Burns and I mix in current events with the gospel and do our best to add a heaping helping of humor.
Music provided by: Positive Happy by PeriTune https://soundcloud.com/sei_peridot Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/TutcA4JPa7Q